University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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William Joseph Frere, Second Lieutenant , Company A Tomkinsville, Md. Civil Engineering . Vice-President Class, ' 08, ' 09, ' 10. Vice-President Athletic Association. Corporal sophomore year. Quartermaster Sergeant, Junior year. w ' HAT delicately posed physique walking proudly, even majestically although bur- dened with that almost unseemly instru- ment of Civil Engineering ken is William J. Frere. In other words it ' s Bill. Bill made his initial bow to mundane society on June 10, 1884, and society has been bowing back ever since. For Bill is just such a man and com- mands just so much respect. It was Charles county to be sure. But God wot there are worse habitats. He obtained his early education in the vicinity of his birthplace and then began to hunt around for a place commensurate with his abilities in which to complete it. Even from that far off corner of the universe his attention was speedily directed to the M. A. C. whither he came to matriculate in — . Since this time he has astounded Doc Tolly with several new theories in the various branches in mathematics and has deported himself as a man with proper military bearing should. He has not escaped conditionless. But who has? Purely carnal man cannot be expected to be perfection. Then had he no use for greater dignitaries the gods, Commy and Zodiac. Speaking of women. You get there don ' t you? Did you ever notice that when a man begins to talk even about another man he will get to the women? Well such a contingency and this digression are to be condoned when speaking of Bill. How that matchless, all surpassing, symmetry of figure and charm of personality has escaped Hymen ' s fetters so far is the eighth wonder of the material universe. In truth Bill has the reputation of hav- ing once invested heavily in the mellifluous stock of Cupid Co. but to his chagrin she turned out to be a suffragette or some other equally abnormal variety of the species and since then Bill has devoted himself most assiduously to the pursuit of calculus, physics, tactics and con- ditions. In consequence things matrimonial have occupied an almost infinitesimal place in Bill ' s mind, the more glory to Bill. And before closing let me say that when Doc Tolly loses Frere he will have to seek far and near to procure so satisfactory an ornament to his course, mentally, physically and socially. Above all Bill is a man, God bless you. We entertain the most sanguine hopes for his ulti- mate success. 24

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John Waters Duckett, First Lieutenant, Company B Davidsonville, Md. Chemical. Manager B Comi)any Basketball team. Secretary New Mercer Literary Society Social editor Reveille. Sergeant Junior year. ■fc RAVELING down a snail paced branch line I of one of our great railroads, down through the heart of old Prince George, the passen- gers suddenly began to remark at the extra- ordinary beauty of the sunset. And the sky was red, if that is beautiful. But some one vouch- safed that the redness was too apparent. Hardly had the words been uttered when an old farmer, now convulsed with laughter, exclaimed : — Wall, by heck, you all ain ' t been this way much Ijefore I kin soon see. Great Gosh! Whoopee!! That ' s Hot ' s Duckett ' s head. And he rolled over on the floor in a heap. It was the magnificent city of Davidsonville that Reddy first parted his eyelids from the lower portion of his lineaments and, rolling his optical orbs al)out, discovered the lamentable fact that the pillow was on fire. Then he cried lustily and collo- quial history has it that he did so for six months straight before his loving mater could convince him that that redness wasn ' t a fire but a part of his anatomy. From then on he bore it as a necessary evil, and has the reputation of being the best natiu ' e of Red Top, 111. Reddy graduated from Davidsonville High School in — and left Anne Arundel Academy two years later. (No, we didn ' t SAY left under compulsion). He then lit atM. A. C. The student body promptly began to gibe him about a superfluity of auburn locks, but to no avail. This Reddy was abnormal. You couldn ' t make him mad. He built himself a monument as high as Babel itself by passing through Junior Physics unscathed, an unprecedented accomplishment for a Chemist. As a military man he is good and as a track man he is a wonder — on paper. The fact that another of the same name does the running does not diminish his popularity in the eyes of the admiring populace of Davidson- ville one iota. As a chemist Reddy is at his best. How many times has this diligent investigator of the things-that-are been seen in the laboratory, coat off, sleeves rolled up, collar turned in, hands begrimed, surrounded by the most nose startling odors, his head bowed .... in sleep. Oh lab. of M. A. C, what a strong bulwark of ardent somnambulism thou shalt lose when Reddy ceases to snore in thee. Finally, Reddy is a social man. He is social on general principals. Other people are. So is Reddy. He dances with a bored, Ain ' t it awful Mabel expression smeared over his gentle facial landscape and Stags invariably to keep from losing good sleep taking a girl home. Reddy the good-natured, the sleepy, the chemical, the bachelor, Reds. human scarlet tangier this side 23

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Jackson Piper Grason, Drum Major Civil Engineering. Tovvson, Md. President Class ' 08, ' 09, ' 10. M , in baseball ' 06, ,07, 08, ' 09, ' 10. Captain baseball team, ' 07, ' 08, ' 09, ' 10, M in track ' 08 Member student conference com- riiittee, Chairman reception committee, May ball ' 09. Chairman reception commit- tee June ball. President Rossbourg Club ' 10. fACKSON, alias, Sus was born in Baltimore county, but strange to say very little of his time has been spent there, for he has resided so long at M. A. C. that Prince George has at last begun to claim him by adverse possession. None of us can remember the time when Sus wasn ' t there, in the words of one of his admirers thatdated back to the time the college was a pup. Sus ' s versatility is remarkable. Hisfame as an athlete is well known all over the state of Maryland. One cannot imagine a baseball game at M. A. C. without Sus behind the bat, and when he begins to talk it up, and that well-known grin of deter- mination comes over his face, woe betides the oppos- ing team, for Sus has decided to win. In social circles also, he has held a prominent position, having carefully piloted the Rossbourg Club, through the most successful season of its existence. But Sus is at his best, when on some long winter evening he has gathered in his room a coterie of choice friends; and when pipes are filled, every one carefully snuggled up, he begins to spin yarns of the olden days at M. A. C. How he and Rat Mackall broke into the pantry, and of the dire wrath of Knux, and how Sus all but got away, how large and lucious the straw- berries used to grow, how the old boys used to give rats h — . what large fat springers Doc Mac used to keep; all these and more too are favorite subjects of conversation, and prove delightful indeed to the listeners. Of late years Jackson has taken a strange liking to the Eastern shore, and invariably pre- fers to spend his vacations there. To hear Sus describe a moonlight night on the beautiful Choptank, and then sigh and gaze out of his window over the eastern hills, one would almost believe there was a maiden concerned, but when to a query he replies a strongly negative No! all illusions disappear, and we know Sus is as he claims, a confirmed bachelor. Sus hasasplendid opinion of Doc Tolly also Myron, and never fails to expressit when an occasion arises. He is and has been for all times a strong upholder of M. A. C. tradi- tions, and the terror of the rats. As president of our class we naturally feel a pride in his acquirements, and we are confident that his recognized executive ability will insure him noteworthy success in anything he under- takes, and the best wishes of 1910 go with him. 25